We’re back with another DIY monthly challenge! If your not familiar with our monthly challenges, each month we choose one item that we all use to create a DIY project. It’s so fun to see all the different, creative ideas everyone comes up with while using the same item. Last month we all used a faux pumpkin from Michael’s. This month, our challenge item is a wood slice!
Making something from a wood slice….sounds easy, right? Well, it wasn’t as easy as you might think, at least not for me. After lots of pondering, I decided to make a wood slice Christmas wall hanging. Here are the supplies I used. A larger, thinner wood slice from Michael’s, one artificial greenery stem, gold bells, a square of leather, a gold ring, ribbon, wire, E6000 glue, a picture hanger, jewelry pliers, something to poke a hole in your leather I used the pointy end of a compass.
The first thing I did was make my bow. Then I laid the gold ring, greenery and bow on top of the wood slice just to get a feel for the placement of everything. My greenery was too long, it took up the entire length of the wood, so I cut it into pieces. Next I cut a strip of leather to attach my bells to. I then cut about a 4 inch length of wire for each of my three bells. 
Using the point of my compass, I poked a hole into the leather. This was harder than I expected. Once I got a hole started I then needed something with a larger diameter to increase the hole size. For this I used my jewelry pliers. Poking one end into the leather and pulling down until the hole was large enough to get the wire I attached to the bells through the hole. Then I twisted the wire a couple of times on the back of the leather and snipped of the excess, stretching the ends apart to secure the bell to the leather.
Next, I glued everything in place and let it dry overnight. I totally forgot to add the wall hanging hardware to the back until I was finished with the project, so I used E6000 to attach it instead of trying to nail it in place. I’ve used E6000 in the past and it works just fine. I actually used it to attach picture hangers to christmas plates that I wanted to hang. That was over 10 years ago, and I still hang those plates every christmas.
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This is so pretty! Good job!
Thank you Leigh Anne!
Very pretty! Love the leather strip of bells…. so neat! Hope you have a great weekend!
Thank you Kendra!
Oh my goodness! SOOOOO cute!
Thank you Kristi!!
This turned out SUPER adorable! I love the rustic vintage feel it gives off. Perfect for a holly jolly Christmas! 🙂
Thank you Erica!
This turned out so great! Love all the elements you used especially the bells!
Thank you Breanna!!!
That leather strip with bells is the perfect addition! Such a great piece of Christmas decor!
Thank you Bre!
Looks great Vicki! I know how hard leather is to work with 🙂 your Chrustmas wood slice hanging looks wonderful!
Thank you Vicki and Jennifer! Vicki, I sure hope you are on the mend. I’ve been thinking about you and wondering how you’re doing.
Love it! This turned out super cute!
Thank you Tara!!
Great for holiday decorating. The jingle bells are a nice touch.
Thanks Michelle!
So, cute!!! What a great addition for holiday decor!! 🙂
Thank you Christina!
I basically love anything with bells. This is perfect for a little entryway or a vignette. Happy Holidays!
Thank you Erin! I love the bells too. ~ Vicki
The perfect holiday decor!! Looks wonderful, Vicki!
Thank you Nicole!